KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Kazakhstan) buys back On March 19, 2009, 10,000 GDR on LSE and 347 common shares on KASE

/KASE, March 20, 09/ - KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (Astana), shares of which are present in Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) official list, disseminated today the press release on the following: Quotation start JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("the Company" or "KMG EP") announces that pursuant to the Share Buy Back Programme commenced on 24 November, 2008, on March 19, 2009 the Company acquired 10,000 of its global depositary receipts ("GDRs") (LSE:KMG) on the London Stock Exchange at an average price of $14.638 per GDR, and 347 ordinary shares on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at average price of KZT13,000.00 per ordinary share. Since the start of the Share Buy Back Programme, the Company has purchased in aggregate 3, 770,911 GDRs and 60,540 ordinary shares. Contact information: KMG EP, Public Relations (+7 7172 97 7600) Michael Dorofeyev e-mail: pr@kmgep.kz KMG EP, Investors Relations (+7 7172 97 7971) Asel Kaliyeva e-mail: ir@kmgep.kz Pelham PR (+44 203 178 44 18) Elena Dobson e-mail: Elena.dobson@pelhampr.com Quotation end [2009-03-20]